Boys' name · since 1981
Nichollas
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Nichollas, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nichollas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 79 have been recorded since 1981.
Nichollas has 79 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.
- #19,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 79 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nichollas ranks #19,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nichollas's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nichollas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nichollas's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nichollas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nichollas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Nichollas's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nichollas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Nichollas's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2000s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nichollas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nichollas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.